Evening public ledger. (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, March 17, 1915, Night Extra, Page 3, Image 3

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Lmpaign for Signes to
Open Tomon-yw xi
to Speak Here.
t. for a pledgc-slgnlng campaign to
k''n rt nmad; by 'temperance
IOw,. nnd lenders In the movement to
' flovernor Brumbaugh In his fight
wpn option. Thcro will bo a corps
fnlieri and speakers to carry on
'i Tiwment wh en has tne umieu sup
ttB.nd M-operatlon of representatives
'every religious denomination In the
".'. rnmpalgn wilt bo opened tomorrow
?.C.tS which will be hold follow-
' . luncheon at tuo Jiiy iuu. ur,
IS,. MUler? chairman of tho Committee
f WWiil'rlnco of tho Intcrchurch Fed-
lliinn will preside Tho National AU
f'ulners' Union, under whoso auspices tho
ft in rally was held here, will bo repre
tpW by J. Gordan Qucnthcr, tho acting
''fnf tho most prominent antl-llquor
IXrs In the country will make ad
!"'. X. .ntiro city will be canvassed
H I while 100.COO signatures have been an
'S,md as the slogan, many members of
iti mmltteo predict tnni mere win uo
tt!J Z this number willing to enlist
2h cause of temperance.
'Announcement was made today that on
fliiiiu" i,rtfrt will lw n tntAf.
Efifof the Federated Committee of Tern
?',. Organisers of Philadelphia. The
ff P". m nrrnneo for tho reception on
' Sme 2 of tho "Fly.ng Squadron of Amor
.." n,r,nPtl of widely known tompcr-
orators. Among thcsewlll be Dr. Ira.
i ;rrlth. Oliver Stewart, ur. unarios m.
t Bh don and Daniel Poling. Tho federated
'Smmltteo Includes representatives of
ff?Oood Templars, tho Women's Chrls
Sn Tempcrnnco Union, tho Prohibition
Mrty city committee and tho ncchabltes.
P A permanent organization to work for
novernor Brumbaugh's local option bill
m formed In Assembly Hall. Frankford,
list night. Tho following oinccrs wero
etedi President, Daniel P. Greenwood:
I fee presllent, Dr. C. S. Brown; trcas-
i rer Jahn Walker, and secretary, A. J
Cassldy.
rpARK CLUBS EXPLAIN
THEIR LIQUOR RULES
r lr.-.Unra Siirnrisfifl That the
I Public Did Not Know Drinks
Were Sold.
Members of the rowing organizations
irith houses along "Bonthouao Row" In
Falrniount Park nro sumewnat ai a
loss os to why tho fact that many of the
dubs sell liquor should bo so llttlo
tnown, and that tho matter should re
cently have given rlso to so much dis-
w cussion.
& Tho discussion was precipitated by tho
fi uinouncement of the Crescent Boat Club
ffl that tho organization had decided to pro
ki hlblt tho sale of liquor In its clubhouse
U "Wo sell Honor to our members and
havo for a number of years," said E. S.
Paret, for 25 year n member ot tho
!... I.iln Tlni. rM,. fltlfl far' tllA
last 10 years Its president. "We havo
tf made no attempt to conceal tho fact. Wo
?' v... I. .Kn.A try tn rnnvntilptirn nf Ihn
members that 's nil. Nobody can buy
ft.-who Is not a t. If thero Is any
park regulati. ili.it forblda it I navo
tot known of It.
'As a matter of fact wo sell tho liquor
for the good of the club. Years ago we
.1 Hi not sell any alcoholic drinks of any
sa
kind. Tho consequence was me mem
lers maintained their own lockers. Thero
Ij no law against this practice, since a
cabinet under lock and key Is a man's
personal property and ho has Just as
much right to keep a bottle of whisky
there as In his own home.
"But wo found that It was easier to
ieep a locker supplied with whiskey than
It was with beer. A man enn carry
a bottlo of whiskey in his hip pocket. It
Is different with a case of beer. So wo
sell drinks now, more beeithan anything
else. Not much drinking hakes placo In
the club. Wo make no profit on It and
very often do not break even at tho
end ot the year."
Scarcely any of the clubs havo liquor
In their lower club houses, but not nil
of them are In tho confines of the Park,
according to J. Elliott Newlin, an officer
f the Schuylkill Navy, an organization
to which most of tho Park boat clubs
belong. Ho is himself a member of tho
Philadelphia Bargo Club.
"We havo no liquor In the lower house
andXour upper houso, the Anchorage, is
outside the Park at tho Falls of Schuyl
kill)" he said. "Tho University Bargo
Club, I know, has nothing of tho kind
in Its lower clubhouso. but has. I believe.
a locker system at tho Lilacs, their up
river house.
I think this tvnlcal of the state of
Hairs all along tho line. Those viho
make an actual practice of rowing drlnlt
little or nothing. What llttlo drinking
there is In nny of the houses Is largely
Cf a social nature and In that respect
differs in no way from that which obtains
In other respectable clubs."
POOR MAIL SERVICE
Letter Delivered Hero 25 Hours After
It Was Posted in New York.
Complaints recardlnc the noor mall
JKicrvlce In Philadelphia continue to bo
.7 v. 4Uwllww Ut lllw IU1IUID Ul tl.w
postal system to move flrst-class mall
lth reasonable dispatch was furnished
"V a redolent of n. lattnr mnlled In New
I Tork city, which was in tho Postofflce
cre more than 21 hours before delivery,
COmnlalnf na tn tlila Vina luan TttfwlA tn
E.Fim Assistant Postmaster General Roper
fji nasningtou In the following communl
i cation:
"I lnrlncia VtArurl.l. 1a. tow rahlnli Vir
i It postmark was In the Times Square
oisuon. New York, at 7 a. m., March 15.
J'l5. This letter did not reach me until
MO a. m.. March IB. 191G. or morn than
.' whole day after it was mailed In New
Xllfi lAttAI Una tt Imnnota n,iA na If ...Ml.
s. Ulned tickets to a performance of the
uon symphony Orchestra in Fhlla
otiphia, which were rendered useless by
"i delay In delivery,
BIG OPIUM OUTFIT TAKEN
Police Raid Results in Capture of
?1000 Layout.
One of the most comnleta nnlnm outfits
L confiscated in this cltv In recent vears
(was, tajjg,, tQ Clty IIalj today( arter th9
f layout had hAATl dlscnvArAil In a rnld last
R Jlsht on a den on 9th street below Race.
irnai Revenue Inspectors Glover anj
Archer examined the V collection, which
t consisted of opium In tho raw and cooked
. state, more than a dozen pipes, two dozen
imali Jars containing "dope gum'1 and
seven peanut oil lamps. The lot Is vamed
(."I,!1000 and wl" Probably be burned.
j The opium outfit la believed to be the
.property of Chinamen who got rid ot it
. Her the new law was adopted.
Pianist Perfects Device
tly a simola mechanism, consisting of a
ptfel Which rilffuCAu Ihn BntinH in n crrARtpi
iBTee, Madame Mary Hallock, an artist
;-" fuimsi or mu city, na.s perreciea a
yptem by which the piano can be made
fyniphaiz the changing moods of any
fWMlcaJ composition on the piano. The
j"Mivan9n ia called the coloring art.
CJ18? the pioneer In the new musics! sr-
""jettient
U. OP P. INSTIIUCTOR AND
"MOVIE" STAR TO WED
Dr. John P. Chapman and Miss Mary
J. Huff to Marry.
An Introduction at a dance a year ago,
which was followed by ardent courtship,
Will culminate In tho wedding, next Fri
day, of Dr. John Patrick Chapman, an
Instructor of anatomy at the University of
Pennsylvania, and Miss Mary Justlna
Huff, a moving picture star. Tho cere
mony will bo performed nt St. Patrick's
Churoh, 20th and Spruce streets.
Miss Huff, who resides at tho Powolton
Apartments, 30th street and Powelton
avenue. Is a native of Columbus, Ga. For
sovernl years sho has been nppcarlng ns
a star In many famous moving picture
prdouctlons. Sho Is now posing for tho
Lubln Film Manufacturing Company.
She has nppoarcd as leading woman In
"Love of Women," "Men of the Mountains"
and other plays.
Doctor Chapman first met Miss Huff nt
n dance given by the members of tho
Merlon Cricket Club a year ago, at Hnver
ford. They w?ro introduced by friends
A courtship followed. Miss Huff, who Is
2t years old, will continue to nppear ns
leading woman In the "movies" nfter her
marriage. Beforo sho ngreed to accept
Doctor Chapman's proposal sho Insisted
that her marriage should not Interfere
with her career. Doctor Chapman Is 27
years old. Ho resides at 1700 Pino street.
He Is woll known as a practitioner In this
city. He and his flaneeo obtained their
marrlago license yesterday aftornoon.
DRUG "FIENDS" ASK FOR JAIL'S
"TAPERING OFF" PROCESS
Fourteen Men and Threo Women
Plead for Imprisonment,
ATLANTIC CITY, March 17.-Trembllng
from enforced abstlnenco from drugs, bo
cnuso of tho new Fcdornl "anti-dope"
law, 14 men and threo women wcro sent
to prison today. They surrendered nnd
asked to bo given 20-day sentences In thu
county Jail to receive medical treatment.
They sought tho Jail treatment for tho
"tapering off" process, being given small
quantities of tho drugs which they can
notvnbw obtain at nil.
KNOCKS DOWN POLICEMAN
Arrest of Tenderloin Character May
Explain Robbery.
By tho arrest of a man who hnd beaten
a patrolman early this morning, tho police
of the 10th and Buttonwood ntrccts sta
tion bellevo they will bo able to explain
a number of mysterious robberies which
have occurred in the Tenderloin during
the last few weeks.
Tho man described himself as JnmeH
Gclb, 32 years old, of 4G4 North 8th street.
Ho was arrested while sneaking Into an
alley In tho rear of 717 Buttonwood street
shortly nfter midnight by Policeman
James Phelan, of tho 20th nnd Federal
streets station, who had been doing
special qunrantlno duty in tho district,
Gelb turned on tho policeman, knocked
him down and kicked him in the face.
Special Policeman Weckoffer happened
along and took him into custody. Phelan
was sent to tho Hahnemann Hospital
with a badly 'acerated face nnd bruised
shoulder.
Magistrate Belcher held Gclb In J1000
ball for a further hearing. The pollco say
tho man has a "reputation." John Reed,
who lives at 717 Buttonwood street, testi
fied that tho house had been robbed about
a week ago.
BIG NET OUT OF SERVICE
Will Not Bo Used at Washington Park
Because of Scarcity of Shad.
Tho old shad seine at Washington Park
on tho Delaware, after nearly a, hundred
years of service, will not bo let down this
year. Scarcity of the llsh In the upper
reaches of the river is given ob the rea
son for the abandonment of the century
old custom.
Tho big net has had some remarkable
hauls. Thero was a time a few years
ago when the number of fish taken
reached 5000 to 6000. This number de
creased In moro recent years until last
year the biggest haul was less than 300
llsh.
Between Pennsgrove nnd the Delaware
Bay thero aro a larger number of smaller
nets than ever before, and it is asserted
by experts that tho shad do not getNn
chanco to come up the river to spawn.
Beforo these nets wero placed, a largo
number of flBh reached the spawning
ground. Then the steamship Fish Hawk,
of the Federal Fish Commission, came
up tho river, and each season hatched
nearly 100,000.000 shad.
SUICIDE DUE TO FAMILY WOE
Man Shoots Himself Through Heart
to End His Troubles.
Family trouble so preyed upon tho
mind of George Lee, of Gloucester, that
he shot himself through the heart while
his wife lay sleeping last night. Investi
gation of the suicide today by tho au
thorities can trace no other cause for
the deed.
According to Policeman Blackburn,
who lives next door to tho Leo home, Lee
has complained for some time about fam
ily troubles. Tho shot which ended Lee's
life awakened the entire household.
Every effort was made to save the man,
but Dr. James A, Beek, who was sum
moned, said that death had been Instan
taneous. Leo was employed ns a printer with the
Welsbach Companh of Gloucester. Ho
leaves four sons and two daughters.
LOSS OF EYE NO DISGUISE
Man Who Was Held Up and Robbed
Identifies Prisoner.
The lack of a glass eye failed to dis
guise Frank Rosenberg, of 1202 Mt. Ver
non street. Ho is accused of holding up
and robbing R. M. Musselman, of 1930
South 60th street, of 9 at 16th and Filbert
streets. Rosenberg returned to this cor
ner minus his glass eye and wearing
spectacles, and was recognized by Dis
trict Detective Creedan and Keohane,
Later tho man was1 Identified by Mussel
mn. Rosenberg was held without ball for
court by Magistrate Emely today.
School Boys Accused of Theft
Sis young boys, betrayed by a girl play
mate, were arraigned before Magistrate
Gorman at the House of Detention today,
accused of breaking Into the Leidy School,
on Thompson street below Belmont ave
nue. The prisoners who -are all pupils at
the school are Francis Tyman. 13 years
old, of 4652 Olive street; William Shan
non, 12 years old, of 4648 Olive street;
Charles Weiss. 15 years old. of 4515 Olive
street; Francis Carr, of 658 North 55th
street; Frank Stout, 14 years old. of 4511
Haverford avenue, and Harry Ellis, 15
years old, of 4631 Falrmount avenue. Tho
boys are accused of stealing school sup
plies valued at 50.
HOSPITAL SEEKS FUNDS
In an effort to continue the work of
giving free treatment to the 1600 patients
that call during every month at the dis
pensary of the Roosevelt Hospital, 710-713
North 5th street, funds are being solicited
and collected today, Miss Johnson, the
superintendent, appeals for contributions
of food, clothing or money.
Lunch Tomorrow at Wiener'j
The most delightful tray to Uk
tho slurp edge off a. noon appe
tite. Tty midday snacks for
fibwatowntrs.
WIENER'S TUNNEL
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Above, nt the left, is Dr. Emma M. Richardson, whoso management of
the Mary J. Ball Home is attacked by tho Board of Managers. Below
is the institution building.
FIGHT OVER LICENSES
IS WAXING WARMER
Charges of Attempted Bribery
of Witnesses Made in West
Chester Court.
WEST CIIF.STER, Pa., March 17. Hav
ing completed his Investigation of license
applications in West Chester, Phoenlx
ville and Coatesvllle, the leading bor
oughs of tho county, Judge William But
ler has directed his attention to tho
smaller hotels, and It Is likely nt least
three days will be consumed In consider
ing these cases. It Is expected thnt de
cisions on llcenpo applications will be
made known Friday morning.
Two of tho West Chester applications
have been heard. That of Park Gable,
who Is asking a llcenso for the Brandy
wine Inn, formerly tho Farms Hotel, will
not bo heard until most of the other cases
havo been disposed of. Gable has con
ducted tho house without a llcenso for a
year. Tho fact that Gable, while proprie
tor of the Green Tree Inn. was refused a
license two years ago Is being used
against him by the opposition. Yester
day he was ndvlsed by attorneys to with
draw his application, but announced thnt
he would continue to fight for tho license.
The right for a llcenso for the llotrl
Parkcsburg, at Parkesburg, on tho part
of Hugh and Harry Brogan, was con
tinued at the night session. The applica
tion Is bitterly opposed by tho no-llcense
forces.
Charges of attempted bribery of wit
nesses are made by the opposition to the
application. The application of B. F.
Dorshclmer, of Coatesvllle, also was con
sidered. Charles Dunn, son of a former
postmaster at Parkesburg, testified that
Harry Brogan had given him $12 and toll
him to get out of the Stato March 12.
Dorshelmer later added J10 to this amount,
Dunn declared, so ho went to Trenton,
N. J., where ho remained until Monday.
"I lived In tho town Blnce 1S80 and got
drunk nt least four times a year at tho
hotel kept by tho Brogans," Dunn said.
I borrowed $10 from Harry Brogan and
Intended to pay him later. When I ro
turncd to Coutesvllle Monday, I borrowed
2 from Dorshelmer. A. 3. Jackson, a
special policeman for tho No-llcense Com
mittee, gave me $3 for expenses to coine
here." , ,
A dramatio scene was enacted when
Mrs. William Dlokson, of Parkesburg,
whoso husband committed sulcldo a year
ago, waa called, She declared she had
served notice In writing on the hotelmen
not to sell liquor to iher husband, but
tho note had been returned with the reply
that It was outlawed by time,
"You, Harry Brogan," she explained,
as she p'olnted at the hotelman, "aro the
man who robbed me of my husband."
John McAvoy and Levi Townsley testi
fied that Dunn was a man of Intemperate
habits, but on New Year's Day had
pledged to reform at the request of Town
sley. Francis A. Manlove, a Methodist
minister, said ho saw Walter Thomas In
toxicated and doing a cakewalk In a pa
rade. Provost Offers Use of Buildings
Provost Edgar Fahs Smith, of the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania, has offered the
use of the buildings of the University to
the Associated Advertising Clubs of the
World. In the hope that It may serve as
on additional inducement to them to come
to this city for their annual convention
In June, 1518. In making this offer Provost
Smith supports the efforts of the Poor
Richard Club to bring the convention,
here,
Ships Chartered for Ocean Trade
To relieve the stringency of ships to
carry transatlantic trades local Interests
have chartered a number ot vessels pre
viously used exclusively on the Great
Lakes. Theso vessels will come here as
soon as the St. Lawrence River Is opened.
Underwriters have given permission for
their use on the Atlantlo Ocean. They
will be used In the sugar trade.
One machine for washing,
another to iron the bosom, a
third for the cuffs, a fourth
to shape the neck-band
And bo your shirt is per.
fectly dean and perfectly
"done up" when it's done by
Neptune Laundry
1501 Columbia Ave.
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ALLEGED CAMDEN
LICENSE ORDERED
REVOKED AT ONCE
Court Takes Unusual Proced
ure in Case of A. E. Fried
berg. Judges Stnake and Patterson, In tho
License Court todny, ordered that tho
wholesale und bottling license of Abra
ham E. Frledberg, at 5423 Market street,
bo revoked immediately. An Immediate
revocation Is extremely unusual.
Tho firmness of tho court's disposition
to compel wholesale liquor dealers to
comply with nil the requirements of tho
Brooks high license law in disposing of
their supplies was made evident by tho
remarks of tho Judges when they re
voked Frledberg's license.
The earnest pleas of the Honor man's
attorney, William F. Uorko, and counsel
for S. M, Wass and his wife, owners of
the property, that leniency bo shown, and
thnt he blmply bo admonished for ills
carelessness In conducting tho business,
failed to convince the court that Frled
berg neglected to llvo up to the letter of
the law when ho sold whisky to Howard
Dickinson, of 5301 Locust street, a con
fessed drunkard, and solicited business
from his delivery wagon instead of con
fining tho sale of beer and liquors to his
store.
After reviewing tho notes of testimony
token at the hearing on the remonstrance
filed by Dickinson, Judge Stnake, speak
ing for himself and Judge Patterson, said:
"You seem to think that you can sell
liquor to an habitual drunkard during
the moments when ho actually Is not In
toxicated. That isn't the Idea of tho law
at all. If thcro was anything in tills case
Indicating your refusal to furnish liquor
to Dickinson, whom you admitted you
know was addicted to tho excessive use
of alcohol, you would have some ground
upon which to base your plea for le
niency." Tho second case brought before the at
tention of tho License Court today resulted
In the trial of Eugene C. Buck, of 2942
Gray's Ferry road, who Is under Indict
ment for forgery and porjury. Tho
charges were brought by MrB. Esther G.
K. Furey, of 1726 Cayuga street, at whose
home Buck is a boarder.
Mrs. Furey accuses Buck of having In
duced her aged uncle to mortgage his
property so Buck could buy a saloon. She
also declares he beat the old man on
sovernl occasions, and charges Buck with
falling to return Jewelry she gave him to
pawn for her so that he could pay a bill.
Affair to Aid Seamen
The Ladles' Auxiliary of the Seamen's
and Landsmen's Aid Society will enter
tain at a musical and tea, this afternoon,
from 3 to G o'clock In the Presser Build
ing, 1712 Chestnut street, Room 242. The
affair will bo free, but there will be a
silver offering taken for the benefit of
the seamen's free reading room, 332 South
Front 6ti:.
'TIS A FEAT
The Snappiest Style Shoe
You'll See This Spring
The young man who appre
ciates the finer points in foot
wear will want these new style
features
Australian Buck Top
Selected Patent or Dull Calf
Flat Forepart with Arched Shank
Custom Heels, Wood-pegged
Shoemaking of the Best
Made-to-measure Fit
Entire Main Floor for Men
The Big Shoe Store
1204-06-08 Market St.
ST.isn.utii UAK15S OP liosiEHV
"BABY FARM"
FEARFUL DISCLOSURES
IN MARY BALL HOME
Continued from I'ngo One
otliet attendants were unsympathetic and
Incompetent, according to tho Bonrd ot
Managers. Nearly all the children wcro
suffering from skin diseases, infected
mouths or eyes and wcro covered with
vermin, tho report states. Thcro was
threo weeks' accumulation of unwashed
linen.
It was found thnt poor parents of tho
inmates wcro compelled to pay excessive
sums for bonrd, known ns "shelter
money.'' One man, a widower. Samuel
Hess, CIS Fnlrviow street, who earned $12
a week, paid $tf of thnt sum to Doctor
lllchurdson.
It uiih tho unsuccessful efforts of the
women managers to remedy these con
ditions nnd to run tho houso ns a chnri
tablo ratlmr than a business institution
that brought on tho rupture. Those most
active In tho work wero Mrs. Funny S.
Blenkley, Mrs. Stephen Pfell, Mrs.
Amelia Croft, Mrs. Carrie Von Niedii,
Miss Esther Croft and Miss Evelyn Croft.
ILL, MAN ENDS LIFE
Victim Turns on Gas in Room nnd
Dies.
Illness, which hnd prevented him from
obtaining employment for more than two
years, was responsible for the suicide of
John Denrn, G3 years old, of 284 1 Ormcs
street, late Inst night. Pearii took advan
tage of tho nbsenco of his wife, Mary, nnd
carefully plugging all the openings In his
bedroom turned on tho gas.
Ills wife icturned homo about 11 o'clock
last night, and smelling gas broke open
tho bedroom door nnd found her husband.
Uo was taken to the Episcopal Hospital,
where Dr. Longacro said that ho had been
dead for some time. Tho police of tho
Front and Westmoreland streets station
said tho man had made bcvcral unsuccess
ful attempts to kill himself within tho
last two years.
CHICAGO'S VOTE INCREASED
More Than Half of 123,135 New
Names Are Those of Women.
CHICAGO, March 17. Thero will bo 7S9,
041 Chlcagonns cliglblo to cast ballots In
the municipal election of April C, accord
ing to today's returns from yesterday's
registrations by which the number of
,cliglblo voters was swelled by 123,13.",. Of
tho lattpr number, 67,912 aro women. Of
the total number of eligible voters, revi
sions showed today that 2S0.62I aro
women.
"DIAMOND JIM" AIDS WIDOW
Throws Down ?100 Bill When Woman
Tells of Hard Luck.
NEW YORK, March 17. Jamea B.
Brady, commonly known as "Diamond
Jim." was sitting as a Grand Juror yes
tciday when Mrs. Martha Bruha, a. wid
ow, of 1321 First Avenue, nppeared to
tell how she had recently been robbed
of all her money.
Sho had walked all tho way from her
home In Harlem because she had no car
fare. A stenographer teamed of her
plight and gave her somo change. She
has two children.
Mr. Brady threw a $100 bill on the
stenographer's table. Tho other Grand
Jurors followed this up with 530 more
and the woman went home happy.
Pastor and Woman Lose Bonds
Bonds valued at J1000 were stolen from
Mrs. Bhoda Schelly, wife of the Ilev. It.
Y. Schelly, of 1020 South COlli street, while
she was on a train traveling from Cleve
land to this city. Mrs. Schelly, accom
panied by her husband, went to Clove
land In order to settle the estato of a rel
ative. She was a beneficiary under the
will and received bonds of tho Michigan
Limestone Chemical Company. The papers
were left In a bas In tho sleeping car
whilo Mr. and Mrs. Schelly went to the
dining car. The bonds were gone when
they returned.
Fancy Gold Fish Exhibit
An exhibit of fancy gold fish, open to
the public, will bo given tonight at the
meeting of the Gold Fish Fanciers'
Society, In Saul's Hall, 804 Glrard avenue.
The show will be one ot the largest nnd
best of the year, and will consist of tho
best of the Telescope breed of 1914 In
this city.
TO FIT FEET.
March IT. Stora closea 6:30 P. H.
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LIGHT VOTE OF WOMESf
IN SCHOOL ELECTION
Meagre Returns in New Jersey
Indicate Total Below What
Was Expected.
THENTON. March 17. Meagre returns,
but enough on which to baso an estimate,
Indicate that tho attempt to get women
to vote on school appropriations nil over
New Jersey yesterday was not as suc
cessful as was looked for.
In cities Bchool appropriations aro
made by tho Board of School Estimate,
but In townships and In boroughs they
nro voted on direct by tho electorate. The
law gives women of New Jersey tho right
l-i voto on appropriations, but not on tho
election of school trustees.
Tho returns show thnt tho women did
not go to tho polls in largo numbers, ex
cepting where thcro was n contest. In
several places, however, they went elec
tioneering for tho votes of men nt tho
coming special election on tho amendment
to tho Constitution permitting women to
voto on alt questions.
In Hobokcn tho women made an effort
to get pledges from men for this question,
and In tho township of Ewlng, this coun
ty, by enrolling 27 women, they helped the
progressive clement of the clcctornto to
voto In better schoolhouscs. moro teach
ers nnd mi extension of tho cducatlonnl
system. Thcro wero 160 votes polled all
told, tho women cnrrylng tho election by
their numbers.
Tho prcsonee here today of members of
llie Legislature, as well ns of leaders of
all parties, mado posslblo the getting
of a good line on what tho women did
yesterday, the gcnernl trend of tho com
ment being that the turnout was smaller
than expected.
Tho "anils" hero will send out tracts
calling attention to the comparatively
small number of women who cmne out
to vote on questions on which they have
nlways 'nnd the ballot, and mean to use
It In their cnmpalgn against the adoption
of tho suffrage amendment to the Con
stitution, upon which the voters of tho
State will voto In a special election soon.
WOMEN TURN OUT Ulfl
VOTE IN CAMDEN COUNTY
Fair Electors Come Out in Force and
I3riti(? Men Also.
COLLINGSWOOD rf. J.. March 17.
Tho greatest outpouring of women In a
public election occurred throughout Cam
den County last night, when ballots wero
cast in ench town for school commis
sioners nnd school appropriations. Not
only did tho women como out nnd vote,
but they brought the men with them,
denting tho heaviest vote In years in
bchool elections.
Four commissioners wero chosen In
Colllngswood. Threo were for threo years
each nnd tho fourtli was for nn unexpired
term of ono year. President Chnrles E.
Vnnderklced, Dr. E. B. Ilogcrs nnd Wln
llcld Frcdmore wero returned to tho
board. Robert W. Hlllegas, of West Col
llngswood, Is tho new member. Tho bond
Issue of $7ii,000 for now buildings nnd tho
budget of $20,000 wero adopted. The lat
ter provides for an increased teaching
force.
Two old members of tho Hnddonflold
hoard wero returned. They nro William
J, Boning nnd Charles L. Macrcady, Tho
third member Is Benjamin F. Whltecar,
who succeeds Cnptnln William II. John
fcon. A budget of 25,400 wns allowed. In
cluding $1000 for a school lunch room nnd
$90o for additional ground for the West
Hnddonflold school.
Westmont returned Its three old mem
bers, J. R. Y. BInkeley, Preston Greene
nnd John Woygand, as well ns appropriat
ing $7035 for the coming year's expenses.
Two old mombcrs and one new member
wero chosen nt Hnddon Heights ns fol
lows: J. N. Alexander, H. S. Goff and
Robert B. Lewis. The latter succeeds F.
R. Upluim, now n member of the Bor
ough Council. Tho appropriation is
$12,000.
Former Mayor Edgar, A. L. Rohmcr and
Georgo W. Bossier wero returned to tho
board In Oaklyn, despite considerable op
position. The budget adopted calls for
$4200. In Audubon, Horace Archer, Clar
ence Mlddloton nnd Philip Boos wero
named by tho electorate. The budget of
$0000 for current expenses nnd $1000 for
repairs to buildings was also authorized.
GLASSnORO CELEBRATES
RESULT OF SCHOOL ELECTION
Noisy Demonstrations Precede and
Follow Voting.
GLASSBORO, N. J., March 17.-A noisy
demonstration followed the announcing
of the results of tho biggest school elec
tion ever held In the history of Glassboro
last night. Five hundred votes were
polled In n lively three-cornered fight, nnd
Interest ran higher thnn at tho fall elec
tions. Parades nnd other demonstrations
preceded tho voting.
Charles W. Hoy, general manager of the
New Tersey Gas Company, led the field
of nine candidates, with 235 votes; Thomas
M. McCullough got 203 votes, and Samuel
D. Beckett, for 18 years president of the
Board of Education, waa third, with 201.
Two other old members of the board were
defeated.
A. Series of
Eye Talks
No. 47
By Joseph C. Ferguson, Jr.
1 A TORKING under
artificial light
a s many
people must
has been the
cause of a great deal of
eyestrain and even
more serious eye affec
tions. If It has been necessary
for you to do much of your
work either during the day
pr at night under artificial
light it Is a wise plan to go
to an Oculist a physician
and have your eyes tested.
They're worth that pro
tection to you, Burelyl
Glasses or new ones If
you now wear glasses will,
of course, not be ordered for
you unless they are neces
sary. In any event you will
be aided In relieving or pre
venting eye troubles.
If t happens that glasses
are necessary take your
Oculist's prescription to a
thoroughly reliable and skill
ful Optician.
Prescription Optician
6, 8 & 10 So. 15oi St.
Oppcilt Broad St, 8ttlon
ff Da HOT EiamUt Svit
This .(Jvtrtlitmtnt ti cu of
tries wucb du turn copy
righted. All rights rrvd.
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SUFFRAGISTS PLAN
VIGOROUS CAMPAIGN
Series of Meetings, Musical
Entertainments and Demon
strations Arranged.
Suffragists In nnd about llila city con
tinue to carry on their activities prepare
tory to their spring and summer cam
paign. Every voter In the State will have
heard a speech or received suffrage "lit
craturo" beforo he marks his ballot next
fall, If the plans of the workers aro com
pletcly carried out,
A scries of meetings, musical enter
tainments nnd out-of-door demonstra
tions, to raise funds to carry on the cam
paign has been arranged. Mrs. M. C
Morgan, n prominent member of the
Equnl Franchise Society. 33 South 9th
street, will glvo this afternoon, at the
socloty's headquarters nt 2 o'clock, an
other of her weekly talks on how to make
candles. Sho will nccompany her tnlle
with a practical demonstration of fudge
making. Consldornblo sums of money
have been rnlsed by tho Boclcty In selling
tho cnndles mndo by Mrs. M C Morgan
and already n number of orders remain
unfilled.
Miss Fola La Folictte. daughter of
Senator La Folletto, of Wisconsin, will
nddrcss members of the Moorestown
Frnnchlso Society nt tho town hall In
Moorestown, N. J., at S o'clock tomor
row night. Miss La Follotto In private
life Is Mrs. Georgo Mlddlcton, wife of
the playwright. J. D. McMullln will pre
side nt tho meeting.
Another meeting will be held on Friday
nfternoon by tho Fox Chase Monday
Club nt the parish house of the Church
of tho Holy Nativity, Miss Llda Stokos
Adam-) will speak on "Woman Suffrage."
A musical program has been nrrnnged,
$750,000 TO OLD SWEETHEART
Romance of Aged Man Revealed by
Will.
DDNVDR, Col., March 17. Lodging of
tho will of James T. Wilson, 75, a Den
ver pioneer nnd stnckmnn, who died last
Saturday, In count' court yesterday, re
vealed n romanco tho nged man gunrded
during his llfo, when ho left virtually his
wholo wealth, estimated nt $750,000, to
Miss Carrie Hurd, of Denver.
Wilson nnd Miss Hurd wero engaged
to ho married nbout 1S75. A quarrel
caused the engagement to bo broken.
Neither ever married.
Aliens' Need of Education
Foreign-born workers In this country
should bo required to learn English be
foro obtnlnlng positions. In the opinion uf
H. H. Whcnton, a Federal Inspector. Ko
delivered a lecturo before the Philadel
phia Safety Council last night at the
Franklin Institute. Education, the
speaker said, was a prime essential to the
decrcaso of accidents. In Pennsylvania
there nro 160,000 nllcns over 15 years of
age wo are unable to speak English ana
403,000 over 2t years of age.
Affair Held to Aid Quake Victims
A number of eminent Philadelphia
artists participated in the concert whlcn
was given nt Musical Fund Unit, last
night, for the benefit of tho enrthquako
sufferers In Itnly. It was presented under
the direction of Antonio O. Scarduzlo, the
eminent operatic baritone under the pat
lonago ot "I'l Clrcolo Itallano," of this
city. A large audience nttended and It li
expected thnt the funds for tho earth
quake victims will be largely Increased by
the affair. t
Half Price
Sale at
Perry's
This One
Week Only!
Suits for the
Young Man!
Suits whose high stand
ard is so widely recognized
that we are reluctant to
speak of it in the same
breath which announces
their clearance at half their
former and regular price I
Winter Suits of every de
scription, Winter Overcoats,
light - weight Overcoats,
Raincoats, Separate Trou
sers, everything remaining
from our Fall and Winter
stocks, at
One Half their
Former Prices!
A Boon to the man who
wants one dollar to go as
far as two!
TERMS OP SALE
Cash Only No Alterations
No Refunds No Exchanges
Spring Suits in the" new
colors, new patterns, new
fashion features of a new
Season, uplifted and differ
entiated by the alchemy
of N. B. T." Style!
Pewy&CoVB.T."
16th & Chestnut Sts,
.